Mentoring BIPOC Undergraduate Students - 1/25/2021

Conversation Overview

Join Russell & Elaine for a Messy Conversation on Mentoring BIPOC undergraduate students.

Russell Thornhill is a mentor for the next generation of Black leaders and professors. He's an ordained minister who identifies as a Black, gay father and grandfather. He earned an MA in Organizational Management from AULA, and an MA in Religious Studies from the Claremont School of Theology. He is the director of the Business and Management Studies concentration in the AULA UGS Program, and is Co-Director of the AULA Bridge Program.

Dr. Elaine Parker-Gills is an adjunct professor at Antioch University Los Angeles, and has been teaching African American Studies courses in the Undergraduate Studies division for three decades, as well as courses in the graduate Education Department. Dr. Gills also served as Vice-President of Community Engagement at Community Build, Inc. and is the founder of the W.E.B. DuBois Academic Institute. Additionally, Dr. Gills is a guest lecturer, consultant, and community activist.